If you're a wealthy comic book fan who loved Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight trilogy, a spare million could've landed you Christian Bale's Batsuit, his Batpod and a few more items from The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises.
Located in the UK, The Prop Store sold some 500 memorabilia items from the Nolan films (and a few other fan favorite genre films) bringing in ~$1.947 million for the auction house this past Tuesday. Stephen Lane, chief executive officer of The Prop Store told Bloomberg, "We managed to get some world-record prices there, which is very exciting for us. The activity across the board was pretty unprecedented."
Widely regarded as the greatest comic book movie of all-time, a bidding war for props from The Dark Knight was anticipated by The Prop Store but even they didn't expect such hefty selling prices.
Lane added that many of the items purchased were by private bidders who had no intention of making the items available to fan conventions or festivals. Bloomberg reports the competition for the items included, "400 bidders from 27 countries actively participated in the auction, which drew interest from investment firms in New York and Hong Kong, archivists working for corporate and private collectors, and museums."
Christian Bale Dark Knight Batsuit- $250,000
Batpod - $400,000
Bane costume - $125,000
Star Wars TIE fighter helmet - $273,000
Goonies mask - $46,733
Jaws clapperboard - $109,000
Star Wars: Episode V—The Empire Strikes Back clapperboard - $43,000
Agent Mulder and Scully FBI Badges - $19,472
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